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Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9

Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 48.4% (99th of 113)

Based on 64,987 user benchmarks.  Model: Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 2x4GB
Poor: 28%Average: 48.4% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB averaged 51.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Physical RAM Latency 74.3ns
Avg. 16 Core Read Bench 17.4GB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB is 35.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 1 Core Read Bench 13GB/s
Avg. 1 Core Mixed IO Bench 14.3GB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64,987 samples)
Rank 9948.4%
Min Avg Max
9.2 MC Read 17.4 22.5
8.5 MC Write 17.1 23
8.2 MC Mixed 15.4 20.2
47.5% 16.6 GB/s
Min Avg Max
6.81 SC Read 13 17.7
6.91 SC Write 15 21
7.61 SC Mixed 14.3 19.9
40.3% 14.1 GB/s
Min Avg Max
56.9 Latency 74.3 102
53.8% 74.3 ns
User Benchmarks Bench Multi core Single core Latency
The fastest RAM (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
63% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 20.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
60.4% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 19
59% 20.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz
58.9% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 18.4
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 18.3
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
48% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 15
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 14.6
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
43.1% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 14.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
36.3% Below average
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 10
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 12.2
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 78.7
51% 78.7 ns
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz
35.1% Below average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 10.1
33% 11.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 10.3
28% 9.93 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
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Gaming 41%
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Desktop 81%
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Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $115Bench 75%, 166,311 samples2,774x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 74%, 240,410 samples1,662x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $267Bench 77%, 164,935 samples1,623x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 731,766 samples683x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,230,572 samples654x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 819,211 samples467x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 106%, 609,576 samples417x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $50Bench 106%, 857,473 samples325x
A400 240GBKingston  $29Bench 65%, 343,970 samples264x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 64,987 samples300x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 47% - Average Total price: $535

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